Legs and Back, ARX

Getting caught back up today. Whew... what a great workout! I'm feeling MUCH better today, and woke up still slightly headachey but it's now gone. Yay! I can't believe how much better I feel without that headache. And I can't believe how dragged-down I was feeling just from one 'little' headache, either. It wasn't like I was feeling sick all over- just the headache. But it was enough to stop my whole body from wanting to do anything. Oh, it's heavenly to have it gone for now!

Anyway, the numbers for Legs & Back... some things are better, some not- but overall, I can feel it working.

Reverse Chin-ups: 7/8 with chair
Wide front Pull-ups: 7/5 with chair
Closed grip overhand pull-ups: 6/5 with chair
Switch grip pull-ups: 8/5 with chair (felt BEAT by that last set!)

Leg work:
Balance lunges: 15/18 (doing better with balance on this one)
Squats: 25/5lb weights
Back leg lunge: 15/0 weights
Side lunge: 0 weights (it's enough trying to get the coordination down)
Wall squats: did okay with first set, manage to push through whole second set this time! Yay! Helps to dust/clean off the edge of the wall first, so my shoes aren't sliding out like last time. lol But those one-legged wall squats are HARD- they make me pant like a dog in AZ...
Sneaky lunges: 24 (was wiped during this time for some reason)
Toe roll lunges: 20/20 no weights
Calf raises: no weights
80/20 squats: 25/20 no airborn jumps... I was grabbing knees... whew
There's something in there called 3-way lunges... I can do them all, but I still feel uncoordinated and weak on the kicking part. Still working on better form. And the side lunges- man, they make the insides of my thighs SORE the next day!

I was doing fine until that last 1/3 or so... and then I was working hard just to stay upright! I felt lightheaded, I was grabbing knees to get air, keep from passing out... and it was hard to keep going. But I made myself keep going. Then got some regrouping during the cool-down for the ARX:

In & outs: 25
Seated bicycle: 25/20
Seated crunchy frog: 20 with a short break at 13; is there a non-seated kind?
Crossed/wide leg situps: 10 (wide leg, but right hip started hurting for some reason)
Fifer scissors: 17 (ouch)
Hip rock raise: 18
Pulse-up: 25
Roll-up V-combo: 20
Oblique V-up: 10/10 (getting better with coordination on these, thankfully)
Leg Climb: 12/12
Mason kayak twist: 40 (woohoo!) but then OOF.

Man, that is one tough workout!! But I feel good to get it in. Today's Kenpo will get moved into tomorrow, and take over my rest day. I guess yesterday will be my "rest day" for the week. Maybe if I have time, I can do Kenpo and get PHH stretch done tomorrow- just to make sure I get the stretching in that I know I need.